[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 95 (Wednesday, May 15, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 24483]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-12140]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Docket No. CP96-499-000]
Northwest Pipeline Corporation; Notice of Request Under Blanket
Authorization
May 9, 1996.
Take notice that on May 6, 1996, Northwest Pipeline Corporation
(Northwest), P.O. Box 58900, Salt Lake City, Utah 84158-0900, filed in
Docket No. CP96-499-000 a request pursuant to Sections 157.205, and
157.216(b) of the Commission's Regulations under the Natural Gas Act
(18 CFR 157.205, and 157.216) for approval to abandon by removal its
William Austin Farm tap (Farm tap) located in Douglas County, Oregon,
under the blanket certificate issued in Docket No. CP82-433-000,
pursuant to Section 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act (NGA), all as more
fully set forth in the request which is on file with the Commission and
open to public inspection.
Northwest states that the certificate authorization for the
construction and operation of the Farm tap for which Northwest now
seeks abandonment authorization was issued in Docket No. CP65-128 for
delivery of natural gas to The Washington Water Power Company's (Water
Power) for service to a single customer. Northwest further states that
there have been no deliveries to the Farm tap since September 1994. It
is asserted that the distribution facilities served by this tap have
been directly connected by Water Power to its Roseburg distribution
system which is served by a different delivery point from Northwest.
Northwest indicates that by amendment dated February 1, 1995, the
Farm tap was removed from Water Power's transportation service
agreement with Northwest dated July 31, 1991. Northwest asserts that it
currently has a contractual obligations to provide to the Farm tap.
Northwest states that the Farm tap was dismantled and removed from
the site on May 25, 1995, at the landowner's request, although due to
an administrative oversight, Northwest had not yet received abandonment
approval. Therefore, Northwest now is requesting approval for
abandonment by removal of the Farm tap. It is indicated that the actual
cost of removing these facilities was $713.
Any person or the Commission's Staff may, within 45 days of the
issuance of the instant notice by the Commission, file pursuant to Rule
214 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR
385.214), a motion to intervene and pursuant to Section 157.205 of the
regulations under the Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.205), a protest to
the request. If no protest is filed within the time allowed therefor,
the proposed activities shall be deemed to be authorized effective the
day after the time allowed for filing a protest. If a protest is filed
and not withdrawn 30 days after the time allowed for filing a protest,
the instant request shall be treated as an application for
authorization pursuant to Section 7 of the Natural Gas Act.
Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 96-12140 Filed 5-14-96; 8:45 am]
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